A Retrospective study of low-vision cases in an Indian tertiary eye-care hospital

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 201-207

  Khan, Sarfaraz A ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Instructional program; Low vision devices; Low vision service; Residual vision; Training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034280015     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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